I normally brew AG but decided to try extract again for fun. Trying to use BeerSmith to get my volume and gravity readings. Volume seems to be right on but it seems like BS calculates extract gravity incorrectly (at least I think it does).
I'll be using 6 pounds of DME. My post boil volume will be 6.5 gallons. I leave 1 gallon in the kettle and 5.5 gallons goes into the fermentor. I would think I would calculate my OG based on my post boil volume of 6.5 gallons. Using what BS has for DME PPG (44), I get just about 1.041 OG. What it seems like BS is doing is calculating OG based on what goes into the fermentor. 44 PPG and 5.5 gallons into the fermentor, I get 1.048. So if I'm correct, my actual OG will be 7 points lower than what BS calculates.
My thinking is, after the boil, nothing changes the gravity of the beer. So whether I put the full 6.5 gallons post boil into my fermentor or leave 1 gallon back and put in 5.5 gallons, the gravity will be 1.041. Am I missing something?
I'll be using 6 pounds of DME. My post boil volume will be 6.5 gallons. I leave 1 gallon in the kettle and 5.5 gallons goes into the fermentor. I would think I would calculate my OG based on my post boil volume of 6.5 gallons. Using what BS has for DME PPG (44), I get just about 1.041 OG. What it seems like BS is doing is calculating OG based on what goes into the fermentor. 44 PPG and 5.5 gallons into the fermentor, I get 1.048. So if I'm correct, my actual OG will be 7 points lower than what BS calculates.
My thinking is, after the boil, nothing changes the gravity of the beer. So whether I put the full 6.5 gallons post boil into my fermentor or leave 1 gallon back and put in 5.5 gallons, the gravity will be 1.041. Am I missing something?